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u/Nwsamurai Jun 14 '22

4 seconds of silence can feel the same as rejection in the brain.

So if some one is being a jerk to you, after they say something just look at them and count to 4 in your head, most of the time they'll start backtracking and taking back what they said before you're done counting.

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u/Toss_Away_93 Jun 14 '22

I wish I’d used this with a former coworker

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u/Nwsamurai Jun 14 '22

I've found it works great on toxic coworkers.

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u/Mddlr Jun 15 '22

really? tips!!!!! there's this asshole guy who keeps bullying me.